Remembering the 369 refugees who drowned in Lampedusa exactly 12 years ago today. I can never forget the 22 years old Yohanna who gave birth as she was drowning, her body was later found with an ombilical cord attached to her baby. #NeverForgotten #ForeverInOurHearts #PeopleNotNumbers #Lampedusa #BordersKill #FortressEurope image
Migrants on deportation list to wear ankle monitors, Greek government says – People in Greece with rejected asylum claims will be required to wear ankle monitors as part of planned measures to speed up deportations, a government official announced Monday.
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Migrants on deportation list to wear ankle monitors, Greek government says
Migrants in Greece with rejected asylum claims will soon be required to wear ankle monitors to speed up deportations.
The Sudanese man who took Frontex to court: “Dying at sea is more compassionate than remaining trapped in Libya” – The Court of Justice of the European Union will for the first time summon the European Border Agency for its cooperation with the Libyan coastguard in returning people intercepted at sea to Libya.
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El sudanés que ha llevado a Frontex ante la Justicia: “Morir en el mar es más compasivo que seguir atrapado en Libia”
El TSJUE llevará por primera vez a la Agencia europea de fronteras a comparecer por su cooperación con los guardacostas libios en la devolución ...
Egypt funds free train rides for Sudanese refugees returning to Khartoum – Hundreds of people displaced by fighting in Sudan gathered at the central train station in Cairo on Monday [21 July] to begin a free journey home. The Egyptian government is funding train rides to Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, which was recently recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces from its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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Egypt funds free train rides for Sudanese refugees returning home
Sudan has been mired in civil war since April 2023 with the power struggle between the army and the RSF causing an almost nationwide humanitarian c...
We must work with Libyans to stop Putin weaponizing migrants, top EU official says – The European Union must remain ready to negotiate with Russia-aligned Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar in order to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from further weaponizing migration, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner told POLITICO.
We must work with Libyans to stop Putin weaponizing migrants, top EU official says – POLITICO
EU proposes historic €2 trillion budget – The European Commission proposed the largest long-term EU budget in the bloc’s history. Lion’s share of tripled EU migration budget aimed at border management – The newly proposed EU long-term budget prioritises border management, seeking to make entry by people on the move harder, over support for asylum and reception processes. Rights groups accuse the EU of exposing them to human rights abuses.
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Lion's share of tripled EU migration budget aimed at border management
The newly proposed EU long-term budget prioritises border management, seeking to make entry by migrants harder, over support for asylum and recepti...
Over 11 million refugees may lose aid access due to cuts, says UN agency – Up to 11.6 million people are in danger of losing access to humanitarian assistance due to cuts in foreign aid by donor nations, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday [18 July]. https://www.reuters.com/world/over-11-million-refugees-may-lose-aid-access-due-cuts-says-un-agency-2025-07-18/
Swedish migration minister faces pressure over son’s far-right links – Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell is facing mounting political pressure following revelations that his teenage son was involved with far-right extremist circles.
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Swedish migration minister faces pressure over son's far-right links | Euractiv
Forssell confirms his son’s former ties to a neo-Nazi group amid mounting political pressure.
Council of Europe notes improvements at migrant centres, but criticises ‘carceral’ environment – A Council of Europe committee noted improvements in Malta’s migrant open and closed centres - but also criticised an overly “carceral” environment, meaning that the environment being offered to those living in the centres was too prison-like.
Council of Europe notes improvements at migrant centres, but criticises ‘carceral’ environment - The Malta Independent
A Council of Europe committee noted improvements in Malta
Revealed: Dozens died after Italy ignored Frontex warning of adrift boat in 2024 – Italian authorities waited 40 hours before issuing an emergency alert for a boat with around 80 people adrift in the Mediterranean Sea after an initial sighting in March 2024 by the EU’s border and coast guard agency, Frontex.
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Revealed: Dozens died after Italy ignored Frontex warning of adrift boat in 2024
Italian authorities waited 40 hours before issuing an emergency alert for a boat with around 80 people lost in the Mediterranean Sea after an initi...